The city government here is set to receive an additional 30,000 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 this week.<\/p>\n
Dr. Chris Sorongon, medical and data analysis deputy of the Emergency Operations Center Task Force (EOC-TF), said on Tuesday the arrival of more jabs will allow them to allocate more supply to various vaccination centers, particularly those situated in shopping malls.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will increase allocation per mall. We will open more barangay vaccination centers for children,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
In February, the city government received 10,000 doses of Pfizer shots for the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccination campaign for the 5 to 11 age group.<\/p>\n
Currently, inoculation is being conducted at Ayala Malls Capitol Central, SM City Bacolod, Robinsons Place Bacolod, CityMall Mandalagan, and Goldenfield.<\/p>\n
A maximum of 100 children are being accommodated in each of the mall venues.<\/p>\n
Previously, the vaccination campaign was also brought to students of St. John\u2019s Institute, STI-Western Negros University, and Bacolod Tay Tung High School.<\/p>\n
As of March 14, Bacolod has administered the first dose on some 5,780 minors and fully vaccinated 808 children in the 5 to 11 age group, data of the Department of Health-Western Visayas showed.<\/p>\n
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is recommended for active immunization for the prevention of Covid-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 in individuals 5 years and older, based on the emergency use authorization issued by the Food and Drug Administration. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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